Review of the First Week

During the first week, writers were encouraged to develop a "Writing Practice." Writers were required to get a spiral or other notebook dedicated to their writing. This journal will be turned in every few weeks and graded on volume of writing. Writers may put a Post-itTM that says "Don't Read" on something private, or may cover something with another page, but in general the spirals will just be glanced through.

Writers have: made lists of things they love and hate; written from the prompt "I Believe"; written from the prompt of listening to another person's "This I believe Essay: You Should Always Go to the Funeral."

Writers have read and discussed and written about Natalie Goldberg's views on creative writing and writing practice.